Monthly Archives: February 2012

Jacob Oakley, editor of Stage Directions magazine, asked me to write a comment about tenure and promotion for the Stage Directions blog. Here is what I wrote: There has been a lot of discussion recently in higher education administration and … Continue reading →

Arts policy discussions tend to revolve around arts funding, how to articulate the value of the arts, the importance of arts education, building communities through the arts, and the like. We are so lucky we can be having these conversations. … Continue reading →

*A Love Note for My Home State, On Its Birthday* Dear Arizona, A few days ago I drove to Globe to give a presentation at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. I left my Phoenix home around 9 on … Continue reading →

While doing some other research, I came across a reference to John Dewey’s 1934 book “Art as Experience.” I have been somewhat familiar with Dewey’s pragmatist philosophy for a while. His views on experiential learning influenced my own thinking about … Continue reading →